FSC 9310 JCP H40
CREAM WHITE 100% DIPLOMA PARCHMENT, SMOOTH-FINISH
Parchment Paper February 1, 1999
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Use information: This paragraph is informational only and is not
exclusively definitive of the end use.
For highest quality offset printing of certificates, citations,
diplomas, etc., requiring execution with pen and ink, erasing quality,
and permanence. Printed matter may include text and line illustrations.
Stock: 100 pct cotton or linen fibers.
No fluorescent (optical) brighteners shall be added to the pulp or
paper during manufacture. Fluorescence, due to residual white water,
broke, or natural fibers, is permissible; provided the increase in
reflectance, measured with and without the ultraviolet component of a
light source of 3100 kelvin in combination with a C.I.E.
(International Commission on Illumination) Z (blue) filter, does not
exceed 2.0 pct.
Note: \1\ Postconsumer recovered fiber, in any percentage, is
encouraged, provided that the requirements of this Standard are met.
Acidity: pH value shall average not less than 6.5.
Grammage (g/m\2\)................................. 177
Basis weight: 17 by 22 inches, 500 sheets
(pounds).......................................... 47
A tolerance of 5 pct shall be allowed.
Bursting strength: Average, not less than (kPa)... 310
Equivalent (lb/in\2\)........................... 45
Ruling and writing qualities: Lines ruled or characters written with pen
and ink shall be clear and free from excessive feathering.
Erasing quality: Paper shall retain good ruling, writing, and typing
quality, texture, and surface appearance, without ink spreading after
repeated erasures. Samples from the delivery shall show no greater
resistance than the standard sample to removal by abrasion of
typewritten characters.
Watermark: Paper shall not be watermarked.
General appearance: Paper shall conform to the standard sample(s)
adopted by the Government.
Color: The paper in the order (or publication) shall be uniform with a
target brightness of 60 pct. The color variation shall not exceed
DE(CIELAB)=1.0.
Finish: Paper shall have a smooth-finish; Sheffield smoothness not to
exceed 250 units each side.
Formation: Shall be uniform.
Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall not
exceed 250 specks per square meter. No sample sheet (600 to 650 cm\2\
in size) shall contain more than one defect with an equivalent area of
0.25 mm\2\ or greater.
Sampling and testing: Shall be conducted in accordance with standards in
Part 2, Government Paper Specification Standards.
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Unless otherwise specified, the following is automatically waived when
printing or duplicating is to be accomplished on commercial contract
Sizing: Paper shall be surface- and internal-sized suitable for
satisfactory printing on both sides of the sheet on high-speed offset
presses equipped with continuous flow or brush dampening systems.
Color: Shall match the Government's standard sample for color. A
deviation of DE(CIELAB)=3.0 from the color standard is allowed.
Curl: Paper shall lie flat with either no tendency to curl or with a
curl which can be overcome under reasonable working conditions.
Surface: Shall be free from lint, fuzz, or any particles which will
pick, lift, fluff, or pile on the blanket under normal press
conditions.
Size and trim: Sheets: Paper shall be furnished in the size(s) ordered
and shall be flat, trimmed square on four sides with clean smooth
edges, and evenly jogged. A tolerance of 2 mm (\1/16\
inch) shall be allowed except for sheets 216 by 356 mm (8\1/2\ by 14
inches) or less; then a tolerance of 1 mm (\1/32\ inch)
shall be allowed. Successive sheets within any package shall not
differ from each other by more than 0.5 mm (\1/64\ inch). Paper with
the long dimension 813 mm (32 inches) or less shall be considered
square if the variation does not exceed 1 mm (\1/32\ inch); over
813 mm (32 inches), 2 mm (\1/16\ inch).
Grain: Direction of the grain on flat paper shall be as ordered.
Mill inspection: The use of this paper requires the highest degree of
accuracy in printing and binding operations. The manufacturer shall
inspect the paper to eliminate all waste, scrap, and paper with torn
sheets, turned corners, slime spots, dirt, and other foreign matter
which will detract from the appearance of the paper.
Pressroom conditions: The bulk of this paper will be used in air-
conditioned pressrooms maintained at 24 deg.C 2 deg.C
and 45 pct 8 pct relative humidity.
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\1\ This grade is typically a low Government usage paper and
currently not readily and/or economically available with postconsumer
recovered fiber content. If a postconsumer recovered fiber content is
desired in the paper, that number will be stated in the procurement
document. Note, recovered material (cotton/linen) is not a postconsumer
recovered fiber.